I don't think we've ever had 70 people there before, have we?

DC *seemed* like a lot, but I think that's just b/c we were in such a small space.

Also, Deb, I think 60 is a good headcount b/c it provides some padding for the people who simply managed to not know about the poll yet were always planning on being there.

Re: the hospitality suite, do we have it on Sunday morning? What time will we need to vacate it? As always, clearing out/cleaning up all our debris will have to happen before checkout time Sunday, yes?

Steph, we'll have it until checkout Sunday, which is noon. My plan is scoot on down around half past nine Sunday, and clean it up. Anyone around who wants to help, 'twill be good, but again, it shouldn't be a huge deal; this isn't DC, where the Prom is being held in the same room. And thank heavens, all the Prom cleanup is included in the cost.

We should also figure out whether we'd like to start the evening out with a bar near the pool, and then move it indoors, or whether we just want to be indoors the whole time.

but again, it shouldn't be a huge deal; this isn't DC, where the Prom is being held in the same room.

Yeah, but -- IIRC, the hospitality suite at the LA F2F was a bit....trashed, and Prom wasn't in the same room.

IIRC, the hospitality suite at the LA F2F was a bit....trashed

Trashed how? I wasn't staying at the hotel, so I don't remember.

Dude. There will be NO TRASHING. Not unless you're bringing a rock star as a date and in that case, we'll hand him over to the concierge to deal with.

Seriously, I can see it being a mess, but when I think "trashed", I think of walls being graffitied and furniture being destroyed. And since I'm assuming everyone coming to this thing knows better than to do that, I'm not picturing any major trashing going on.

Humongous mess, yep. That, no problem.

Cool -- I meant "trashed" in the "humongous mess" sense, not the rock-star sense.

Heh -- I should have remembered that you have a different perspective on trashed hotel rooms (or, at the very least, people who trash them).

I just meant messy. Not Led Zeppelin.

Dude. There will be NO TRASHING.

Right. It wasn't that kind of trashed, just, needed a trash bag brigade and a sponge on that last day. During the length of the weekend, there tended to be random crap left around -- I think it became the de facto doodad exchange, as well as a lost and found -- but there were no raw fish, goats, or flames.

I have photos of the trash bag brigade, actually. We were pretty impressed with our mad housecleaning skillz.

We should also figure out whether we'd like to start the evening out with a bar near the pool, and then move it indoors, or whether we just want to be indoors the whole time.

I vote out.

There will be NO TRASHING. Not unless you're bringing a rock star as a date and in that case, we'll hand him over to the concierge to deal with.

::crosses off Invite Iron Maiden for Maidengurl from To Do list::

::crosses off Invite Iron Maiden for Maidengurl from To Do list::

Hey now, they might behave themselves...let's not be hasty.

We should also figure out whether we'd like to start the evening out with a bar near the pool, and then move it indoors,

I like this.